Qatar: Request to Join the Labor Market for Those Residing for Non-Work Related Purposes (Family Residency). This service gives those residing in the State of Qatar under family residency the opportunity to join the labor market by submitting a request to the Ministry of Labour (MOL), thus changing the family residency to work residency. The process could either start with the new employer wishing to hire the worker or with the worker applying to join the labor market.
The request can be approved or rejected depending on whether certain conditions are met. If the approval is granted, the contract attestation procedure starts, the fees get paid, and the approval gets exported to the Ministry of Interior, where the procedure of changing the residency purpose gets completed.
Instructions
- Visit the service information page on MOL website.
- Click on “Apply” and then select “Establishments Portal”, available as one of the options on the login page.
- Login to the National Authentication System (NAS) using the smart card.
- Fill out the required details of the service and submit your request.
Fees
No fees are required for this service.
Additional Information
- The new establishment ID must be active.
- There shouldn’t be a ban on the new establishment.
- There shouldn’t be a personal ban on the new employer.
- There shouldn’t be other requests for the worker under review of the same type.
- The worker must be outside the work sector (current residence is not for work purposes).
- The type of residence of the applying expatriate/worker must not be that of a beneficiary of a housing unit or property.
- The type of residence of the applying expatriate/worker must not be that of a diplomatic residence.
- The employee’s phone number entered in the application by the facility must be the phone number linked to their QID.
- Individuals previously registered in NAS can enter the Labor and Individuals Portal to apply for the service.
- For more information, you can check the service user guide.
